Posted in Family, Jacob Henry, Keith on December 12, 2012|
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Our Horse Drawn Wagon
Christmas tree hunting, that is. On Saturday, December 1st we bundled ourselves up and braved the freezing weather – 29 degrees and snowing – to find and chop down our Christmas tree. We drove out to Markowski’s Tree Farm in Suffield. We loved this particular farm last year because you don’t just get a tree, you get an entire holiday experience. Members of the Markowski family drive you out to the the 300+ acres of tree fields in a horse-drawn wagon. The horses are decked out with jingle bells and everyone sings Christmas carols on the wagon. Unless you were on our wagon, in which case Keith and Sandra sing alone while the rest of the tree-seekers sit and awkwardly stare.

Ready to Hunt!
Once they drop you off the real fun begins. Truthfully, our hunt was pretty quick this year due to the weather, but we found a great tree and didn’t even have to cut half of it off to fit it in the house like last year!

Our Tree!
Once we found “the one”, and took the obligatory photos, Keith got to work chopping it down. Last year Keith was given a broken saw (or so he says…) so the cutting portion took forever. I took about 15 pictures of him under the tree. This year, thanks to a proper tool he had the tree on the ground in no time and I didn’t get one picture of him hanging out from underneath it.

Keith 1, Tree 0
After cutting down your tree, you drag it to the nearest tractor to be transported back to the farm and ride back on the next wagon. Thankfully, our wagon mates on the return trip were feeling the Christmas spirit a bit more than the people we rode out with so we were not the only ones singing.

The Camera Crew
In case you were wondering, Lilian and I were there too. We were just manning the camera (and trying to stay warm) while Keith and Jacob did the heavy lifting.

Warming up!
Once we arrived back at the farm, Lilian and I headed back to the car to escape the wind while the boys finished up with the tree.

Hanging His First Ornament!
Despite the freezing temperatures and winds our excursion was a success. Hopefully it will be a tad less arctic next year…I’ve already submitted my request for warmer weather the first weekend in December 2013.
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